Center for Health Insurance Reform

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Navigators and other enrollment assisters can access over 300 frequently asked questions and answers, state fact sheets, a summary of new federal policies for 2023, and more. With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, CHIR has updated and improved our Navigator Resource Guide.

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Federal Policy Health Insurance 98

Bill of Health

JANUARY 12, 2024

Far too often, the public health imperative of harm reduction is blocked by federal policy, state laws, and other structural barriers anchored in the “war on drugs” that reduce the effectiveness of harm reduction efforts.

Governance 182

Governance Public Health Federal Policy Health Care Access 182

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

How to optimize RPM for physicians. As clinicians adjust to new workflows as they deliver care to patients at home, there are some important steps that can make remote patient monitoring more efficient and effective.

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COVID-19 Federal Policy Telemedicine Medicaid 213

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Martel pointed to the temporary federal policy changes around telehealth as an instrumental part of CMH's ability to scale up the program. "Traditionally, telehealth visits are not reimbursed by private payers, or, when they are, it's at a fraction of the cost.

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US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Federal Policy Medicaid 184

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 19, 2020

" As noted by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension earlier this week , there have been 31 federal policy changes enacted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to expand access to telehealth.

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 26, 2024

The following EPA Retaliation Training is designed to educate healthcare staff on federal policy regarding retaliation and discrimination complaints. Understanding federal policies on retaliation and discrimination complaints and how they are applicable within your healthcare organization is extremely important.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2022

But managing the shift toward value-based care goals has created a pinch that is difficult to manage for organizations that also are adapting to evolving state and federal policy environments and being asked to do more and more administratively. In the past year, we have rightfully moved away from that.

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Telemedicine COVID-19 Federal Policy Doctors 207

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Two-thirds of these folks were concerned about potential future changes to their health insurance coverage with changes in federal policies — that is, worries about national health care reform. One-half said they weren’t confident in their ability to afford health insurance in or near retirement.

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Health Insurance Health Care Reform Federal Policy Medicare 109

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

We expect there will be some ebbs and flows in the overall number of telehealth visits, driven by a combination of ongoing COVID-19 spikes, such as the recent Delta variant, changes in federal policies and waivers for reimbursement, and further integration of telehealth services into care models across service lines.

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COVID-19 Telemedicine Hospitals Federal Policy 210

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2022

"We have provided services to patients in every region of the Commonwealth of Virginia enabled by state and federal policy waivers, and have worked with the Virginia General Assembly to codify many of these changes for Medicaid, commercially insured and uninsured patients," she continued.

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COVID-19 Telemedicine Electronic Medical Records Hospitals 173

Bill of Health

APRIL 26, 2022

“There’s no low-hanging fruit when it comes to federal psychedelic policy,” he added. Even though he said he views increased funding for psychedelic research by the National Institutes of Health as “exciting,” in the long term, Haskell-Hoehl favors federal policy modeled after state legalization statutes, such as Oregon’s.

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Bioethics Federal Policy Doctors Governance 130

MedTrainer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Policy Research MedTrainer’s in-house team includes a policy expert who stays up-to-date on federal policy changes and works with a team to research requirements by state and industry. About half of MedTrainer’s course production is tied to regulatory changes — and we update hundreds of courses a year.

Regulatory Compliance 98

Regulatory Compliance Governance Federal Policy Compliance 98

Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

When survey respondents were explained that federal privacy laws (namely, HIPAA) do not cover much of the data that flows into apps (such as that from wearable tech like smartwatches, connected fitness equipment, or nutrition tracking sites), two-thirds of Americans were concerned about their potential health privacy “leakages.”

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COVID-19 Federal Policy Doctors Public Health 118

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2023

The candidate ideally has experience with quality measurement and federal policy around use of measurement in value-based programs. We seek a candidate who is an analytical person, a strong communicator, and an experienced team and client manager.

Federal Policy 109

Federal Policy Compliance Hospitals 109

MedTrainer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Policy Research MedTrainer’s in-house team includes a policy expert who stays up-to-date on federal policy changes and works with a team to research requirements by state and industry. About half of MedTrainer’s course production is tied to regulatory changes — and we update hundreds of courses a year.

Regulatory Compliance 89

Regulatory Compliance Governance Federal Policy Compliance 89

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Some healthcare providers, such as federally qualified health centers, have been addressing SDOH for years, but in the last five years or so we have seen an enormous uptick in larger health systems, as well as state and federal policy, addressing these issues.

Health Outcomes 90

Health Outcomes US Department of Health and Human Services Federal Policy Governance 90

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Survey details for this 21st annual encyclopedia on employer-sponsored health care are published in Health Affairs October 2019 issue in a paper titled, Health Benefits in 2019: Premiums Inch Higher, Employers Respond to Federal Policy.

Federal Policy 79

Federal Policy Health Insurance Medical Billing 79

Hall Render

MAY 26, 2022

Those circuits that have adopted the prejudice requirement for finding a waiver of the right to arbitration have done so because of the “federal policy favoring arbitration.” The Supreme Court also clarified this often cited federal policy.

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Federal Policy 40

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When I worked as a consultant, I provided organizations with Privacy Policies and Security Manuals. I currently work with our Office of General Counsel elements, our State and Federal Policy Teams, our affiliates, and our IT/InfoSec Departments on HIPAA and other regulatory issues (like the 21st Century Cures Act, COPPA, the FTC Act, etc.).

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Regulatory Compliance HIPAA Compliance Federal Policy 58

Kaiser Permanente

MARCH 9, 2022

million Black and Latinx children living in food insecure households. Federal policies included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the American Rescue Plan were critical to supporting food assistance programs by providing billions of dollars in aid to help address hunger and close the meal gap. .

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Federal Policy Governance 52

Redox

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Expanded (positive) regulation – Whether it be through TEFCA, federal policy, or workgroup policy, we hope 2023 is the year that nationwide networks expand purposes of use beyond Treatment.

Federal Policy 52

Federal Policy 52

Hall Render

MARCH 1, 2023

With the expiration of the COVID-19 single IRB exception determination (the “COVID-19 Exception Determination”), research institutions and IRBs engaging in cooperative research studies should examine their current policies and procedures for situations where they must rely on a single IRB for such research.

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 18, 2023

The guidance demonstrates the Administration’s interest and commitment to bolster federal support for reimbursement of “in lieu of” services to address HRSNs. States can leverage existing federal policy flexibilities to offer expanded benefits to Medicaid beneficiaries and improve population health.

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Medicaid Medicaid Federal Policy Health Outcomes 52

Pharmacy Law Blog

APRIL 20, 2018

Washington, a former Jets football player, is hoping to force the hand of Congress and the White House by arguing that current federal policy is unconstitutional given marijuana’s health benefits.

Doctors 40

Doctors Federal Policy Licensing Public Health 40

Center for Health Insurance Reform

MAY 23, 2022

CHIR’s Rachel Schwab looks at several policy actions that can reduce barriers to medication abortion. Continue reading → The post State and Federal Policies to Increase Access to Medication Abortion appeared first on Center on Health Insurance Reforms.

Federal Policy 96

Federal Policy Health Insurance 96

Center for Health Insurance Reform

AUGUST 7, 2023

Opioid overdose deaths remain alarmingly high, and the Biden administration recently bolstered the federal government’s response to the opioid crisis with new proposed rules to strengthen access to treatment.

Federal Policy 96

Federal Policy Public Health COVID-19 Health Insurance 96

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2022

And despite revised regulations from the agency that enable abortion via telehealth nationwide, legal experts told local outlets that state laws overrule the new policy.

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Telemedicine Federal Policy COVID-19 FDA 38

Center for Health Insurance Reform

JANUARY 20, 2022

The federal government has taken a series of actions to strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid, and the Biden administration has announced its intent to do more in this arena.

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ACA Federal Policy Health Insurance Medicaid 98

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

"As we know, [President] Biden has said in recent days that the pandemic is over, so it's possible that the technical public health emergency might expire sometime in the very near future," said Megan Herber, director at Faegre Drinker who advises ATA and ATA Action on all things Federal policy.

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COVID-19 Medicare Medicare Public Health 144

Bill of Health

JANUARY 10, 2022

Over time, those members of the Supreme Court who are now in the majority developed a doctrine highly critical of federal action that sought to unduly “ commandeer ” state action by requiring states to pass legislation implementing federal policies.

Governance 236

Governance Federal Policy Public Health Medicaid 236

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Yet, these laws have no federal alternative if states fail or if implementation is otherwise thwarted, say, by court order. Without a federal fallback, federal money cannot reach the residents of that state and the federal policy accompanying it will not occur.

Public Health 246

Public Health COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid 246

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

New Hampshire joins several other states in enacting telehealth legislation in the absence of federal policy. This bill is clearly biased against our most elderly, most poor, most limited and most rural citizens," read the Valley News letter. THE LARGER TREND. This past month, Massachusetts Gov.

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Telemedicine Federal Policy Medicaid Medicaid 187

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On the other hand, US healthcare is a federal policy-driven game. Today in particular you need to add AI technologies and approaches to your classic tech stack of networks, APIs, databases, and whatever vendor apps you have. So you have to read the data for payment winds – often quality and interoperability.

Governance 126

Governance Regulatory Compliance Federal Policy Nurses 126

Bill of Health

JANUARY 3, 2023

Under that ruling, “[Congress] may use its spending power to create incentives for states to accord with federal policies,” unless the “pressure turns into compulsion.”. What Would the “Thomas Court” Say?

Licensing 130

Licensing Telemedicine Governance Federal Policy 130

Bill of Health

JULY 26, 2024

The decision to send the case back means courts might limit Congress’s ability to realize federal public policy goals when states seek the benefits of federal money but do not wish to be bound by federal policy.

Governance 124

Governance Medicare Medicare Hospitals 124

Healthcare Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the alternative, “relevant acceptable evidence” could include case studies, federal policies or reports, internal analyses or investigations. This proposal would shift the burden from CMS to the MA organization to demonstrate compliance with this standard.

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Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 59

Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

North Texas health care leaders share how pending federal policy changes will impact Medicaid services. CHI Health Systems ‘IT security incident’: Houston’s St. Luke’s impacted by nationwide outage. Utah doctors use new AI technology to fight cancer. The Mental Health Crisis in Utah.

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